Tā gāozhōng bìyè hòu líkāi xiànchéng, qù Shànghǎi dǎgōng.
After high school he left the county town to work in Shanghai.
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A 县 'county' is mostly countryside around one main town, its 县城. In talk about modern China, 小县城 'small county town' stands for small-town life: cheaper and slower than the big cities, with close-knit social circles.
